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STATES
TAMIL NADU:
Renault may drop plans to set up plant in Chennai
Nissan likely to build a smaller facility on its own. Chennai/Mumbai, Feb. 12 French car maker Renault has said that it is reviewing plans for its factory in Chennai and may even completely abandon ...
OTHER STATES:
UP mills offer ‘Rs 15’ sweetener to cane farmers
Extra cost per quintal is to induce them to plant in more areas. New Delhi, Feb. 12 With dwindling cane supplies leading to low capacity utilisation and premature shutdown of plants, sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh are now offering farmers an extra ...
WEST BENGAL:
Toy story of hope
Girls from the North East train to make toys for a living. Nanthoibi, 22, from Manipur, hated cutting and sewing. She was known to be something of a shirker. But there she was at Kolkata’s Institute of Toy Making Technology (ITMT), ...
KARNATAKA:
Air Works sets up $25 m MRO facility in Hosur
Bangalore, Feb. 12 The country’s largest independent MRO company, Air Works has set up an airline maintenance and overhaul facility near Bangalore at an investment of ...
TAMIL NADU:
Plea to cut railway fares
The Sattur Chamber of Comerce and Industries has sought reduction in railway fares, consequent to a reduction in diesel prices. In a letter to the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, the Chamber Secretary, Mr P.T.K.A. Balasubramanian, said that ...
TAMIL NADU:
TN foodgrains merchants’ plea
The Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants Association has sought exemption from e-filing of returns for assessees who sell taxable products with annual turnover of less than Rs 50 lakh. The Government has recently exempted those selling ...
TAMIL NADU:
Road simulation lab accredited
A six-poster road simulation laboratory of Ashok Leyland Ltd has been accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Calibration & Testing Laboratories, for mechanical testing. A press release from the company said the accreditation ...
OTHER STATES:
Gem and jewellery industry seeks relief
Fears more lay-off by month-end; calls for dollar finance. Stung by a massive decline in overseas demand and plummeting margins – with a depreciating rupee further exacerbating import cost of raw materials such as roughs – the gem ...
TAMIL NADU:
Interim budget must focus on reviving key drivers of economic growth: ICCI
The interim budget should focus on the revival of the textile spinning, automobile and auto component industries, and the engineering and retail trade that are the worst hit due to the economic downturn since they are the key drivers of ...
KARNATAKA:
Bangalore to have Swiss Consul office soon
Chennai, Feb. 12 A full-fledged office of the Consul General of Switzerland would soon be in operation in Bangalore along with a Swiss Scientific Office, according to Mr Peter E. Specker, the Swiss Consul General ...
OTHER STATES:
Assam Govt plans to develop ‘Plastic Park’
Mumbai, Feb. 12 In a bid to generate employment opportunity in the north-eastern region, the Assam government plans to develop a ‘Plastic Park’ on 500 acres with the state-of-the-art infrastructure for the ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Panel to look into Telangana issue
The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy, today announced constitution of a committee of members of both the Houses to deliberate the issues and concerns on formation of a separate State ...
KERALA:
HPCL launches 24-hour gas booking facility
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd is launching a “24 hour LPG refill booking facility” for the benefit of LPG customers in the State. Branded “HP Anytime”, this centralised LPG refill booking facility shall provide ...
KARNATAKA:
UK aviation majors make a strong pitch at Aero India
Bangalore, Feb. 12 Aerospace majors Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, Cobham and Hampson are part of a large, 33-strong British business contingent to Aero India ...
KERALA:
Etihad special fares
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ANDHRA PRADESH:
Bridge school for child labourers
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KERALA:
Kinfra food processing park soon
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 12 Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Kinfra) is preparing to inaugurate its food processing park at Adoor in Pathanamthitta district next ...
OTHER STATES:
Ceremonial arrival
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ANDHRA PRADESH:
Vizag airport terminal to be inaugurated on Feb 20
The new terminal at the Visakhapatnam airport, built at a cost of Rs 100 crore, will be inaugurated on Feb. ...
TAMIL NADU:
Focus on steps to reduce cardiac problems
Chennai, Feb. 12 There must be a national help-line and ambulance built-in with life saving technology to provide first aid for patients suffering from cardiac arrest as the first one hour is crucial and immediate medical attention can save ...
KARNATAKA:
Cisco security initiative for Bangalore
Bangalore, Feb. 12 As part of its global initiative on Intelligent Urbanisation of cities, Cisco launched a pilot project for security and surveillance in Bangalore ...
OTHER STATES:
Oriental Insurance partners MyTVS
New Delhi, Feb. 12 Oriental Insurance Co has tied up with MyTVS, a multi brand car service solution provider, for offering its customers emergency roadside services. The agreement will cover Oriental Insurance’s 15 lakh ...
KERALA:
Aaditya Ind to open 100 showrooms
Pune-based Aaditya Industries, manufacturers of kitchen systems, is planning to open 100 franchisee showrooms across the country over the next ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Yi summit at ISB
Hyderabad, Feb. 12 Young Indians (Yi), an arm of the Confederation of Indian Industry, will organise a two-day summit on ‘WAKE UP to India @ 75: Make your choice NOW!’, beginning February 14 at Indian School of ...
ANDHRA PRADESH:
Vikram V. Kallianpur, Country Head-HR, Virtusa India; Loyola Academy, Alwal
In a highly competitive corporate world, continuous upgradation of skills and performance have assumed a new level of significance. Even in day-to-day affairs, managing one’s skills and filling performance gaps has become a vital ...
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